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Sep 16, 2022

The Myth of “Fitting In”

If you do the same things as everybody else, you will get the same things as everybody else. This is what “fitting in” accomplishes. Fitting In is average, the middle of the bell curve. If you’re happy with that, save yourself some time and stop reading. To be exceptional, you…

Business Strategy

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The Myth of “Fitting In”
The Myth of “Fitting In”
Business Strategy

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Jun 3, 2021

Answered on Quora: How much of your budget should go into advertising in a brand new business operation?

I am beginning with the premise that the purpose of advertising is lead generation. As such, this is a Marketing Activity. I specifically…

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Answered on Quora: How much of your budget should go into advertising in a brand new business…
Answered on Quora: How much of your budget should go into advertising in a brand new business…

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Apr 9, 2021

You Are Great at That Thing You Do! But What About Business?

If you are like most business owners … If you are like most business owners, you launched your business because you are really good at the thing you do. And maybe it was also because you got fed up with some aspect of where you worked before. If you have…

Entrepreneur

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You Are Great at That Thing You Do! But What About Business?
You Are Great at That Thing You Do! But What About Business?
Entrepreneur

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Mar 9, 2021

You Survived! Now What?

March is back, which means you’ve survived a year of Covid-19. It has been tragic for many, and there have been many, many changes. While I want to acknowledge those we lost (I personally lost one of my Aunts as well as a friend to Covid-19), there is still hope…

Small Business

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You Survived! Now What?
You Survived! Now What?
Small Business

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Jan 5, 2021

How Your Business Can Benefit from Uber’s $100 Million Marketing Mistake

Uber found that $100,000,000 (one-hundred million dollars) of their $150 million ad budget was being fraudulently billed. And after drilling down, cutting spending, and figuring out where the money was going, they got the same result with 13.33% of their original spend. Nandini Jammi wrote a great thread about this…

Marketing

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How Your Business Can Benefit from Uber’s $100 Million Marketing Mistake
How Your Business Can Benefit from Uber’s $100 Million Marketing Mistake
Marketing

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Dec 22, 2020

Are You Among >90% of Founders

Over 90% of Founders go out and start their business without any business education. They start because they are good at what they do. Maybe they get frustrated, hit a ceiling, want to chase an opportunity, move faster, or want to remain true to their values. But they are not…

Small Business

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Are You Among >90% of Founders
Are You Among >90% of Founders
Small Business

5 min read


Nov 13, 2020

A Lesson from Disney for the Future of Your Business

Disney Stock rose today (Nov 12, 2020) after reporting a loss of 20 cents per share instead of the expected 71 cents with $500M more in revenue than projected. (CNBC) On this same day total US cases hit 10,500,259 with 242,436 individuals having died due to Covid-19, according to Johns…

Small Business

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A Lesson from Disney for the Future of Your Business
A Lesson from Disney for the Future of Your Business
Small Business

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Feb 18, 2019

Marketing and Leads

The First Critical Process There are a few critical processes in running your business. And usually there are fewer than we think that are truly critical, the ones that all the others rely on. I have boiled it down to 5 critical processes for a Physical Therapist Private Practice. They…

Marketing

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Marketing and Leads
Marketing and Leads
Marketing

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Jan 21, 2019

What Fast Company Got Wrong About the Gillette Ad

Fast Company posted this challenging tweet and link to a depreciative article on Twitter. The article title is “Brand purpose” is a lie. I agree with the tweet. A Core Purpose is not something you make up. And big businesses who do this only fuel our cynicism. …

Startup

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What Fast Company Got Wrong About the Gillette Ad
What Fast Company Got Wrong About the Gillette Ad
Startup

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Jul 12, 2018

“The Four Keys” from Greg Crabtree’s “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!”

Greg Crabtree lays out what he calls “The Four Keys” in Section 1 of his book, “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!”. These are the “4 keys to unlock your business potential” based on his experiences as an accountant, entrepreneur, and consultant to entrepreneurs. Section 1, the first four chapters…

Startup

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“The Four Keys” from Greg Crabtree’s “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!”
“The Four Keys” from Greg Crabtree’s “Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!”
Startup

8 min read

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